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Most car-free households, Iowa cities

Iowa cities with the most occupied households that have no vehicle available, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of households, not the share. This list covers the 87 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 252. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Manchester, IA, up 31 places to #45.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT A VEHICLEVS 2020

01Des Moines, IAIA212,0868,080+1%

02▲2Davenport, IAIA100,3583,892+22%

03▼1Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,9353,408−4%

04▼1Iowa City, IAIA76,2293,394+4%

05▲1Sioux City, IAIA86,3562,311−3%

06▼1Waterloo, IAIA66,9192,270−23%

07▲2Dubuque, IAIA59,1482,114+6%

08Council Bluffs, IAIA62,6801,968−2%

09▼2Ames, IAIA68,2201,851−13%

10▲6West Des Moines, IAIA74,2241,249+58%

11▼1Clinton, IAIA24,0491,052−9%

12▲6Cedar Falls, IAIA41,240963+34%

13▼2Burlington, IAIA23,336959−17%

14▼2Fort Dodge, IAIA24,837882−16%

15▲10Marion, IAIA42,732810+80%

16▼2Ottumwa, IAIA25,319772−15%

17▼4Marshalltown, IAIA27,536728−20%

18▼3Mason City, IAIA26,853698−21%

19▲3Bettendorf, IAIA40,710619+21%

20▲11Grimes, IAIA17,405533+34%

21▲3Ankeny, IAIA77,833519+10%

22▼3Newton, IAIA15,741507−12%

23Urbandale, IAIA48,570490−3%

24▲11Osceola, IAIA5,679461+24%

25▼8Muscatine, IAIA23,164459−37%

26▲11Fairfield, IAIA9,220447+30%

27▲1Grinnell, IAIA9,430428−1%

28▼8Coralville, IAIA23,960424−26%

29▼2Spencer, IAIA11,218372−14%

30▲14Boone, IAIA12,471361+26%

31▼10Keokuk, IAIA9,510335−38%

32▲13Waukee, IAIA34,890318+12%

33▼4Altoona, IAIA22,796312−26%

34▲7Winterset, IAIA5,520298−5%

35▼3Clive, IAIA19,861297−23%

36▲21Fort Madison, IAIA9,935296+31%

37▲6Indianola, IAIA16,8292870%

38▲13Charles City, IAIA7,013282+8%

39▼5Algona, IAIA5,309274−28%

40▲10Maquoketa, IAIA6,027265+1%

41▲23Mount Pleasant, IAIA8,500264+57%

42▼12Carroll, IAIA10,085263−35%

43▲3Le Mars, IAIA10,760254−9%

44▼18Oskaloosa, IAIA11,493252−43%

45▲31Manchester, IAIA5,357250+114%

46▲14Oelwein, IAIA5,757250+19%

47▲14Independence, IAIA6,312243+30%

48▲7Decorah, IAIA7,417241+1%

49▼11Atlantic, IAIA6,676239−28%

50▲15Webster City, IAIA7,815236+40%

51▲31North Liberty, IAIA21,976233+652%

52▼12Johnston, IAIA25,065232−28%

53▲5Spirit Lake, IAIA5,525229+3%

54▼21Perry, IAIA8,208226−41%

55▼8Clear Lake, IAIA7,601226−18%

56▲21Estherville, IAIA5,807226+124%

57▼8Creston, IAIA7,335217−17%

58▲14Norwalk, IAIA15,004212+56%

59▼5Iowa Falls, IAIA5,013208−14%

60▼12Centerville, IAIA5,327208−24%

61▲14Vinton, IAIA5,004206+73%

62▲12Washington, IAIA7,261195+51%

63▲16Eldridge, IAIA6,954168+211%

64▼11Cherokee, IAIA5,122166−34%

65▲5Glenwood, IAIA5,287166+14%

66▲5Red Oak, IAIA5,388147+4%

67▼4Pella, IAIA10,992145−16%

68▲1Clarinda, IAIA5,273143−2%

69▼30Denison, IAIA8,214138−57%

70▼28Knoxville, IAIA7,469138−55%

71▼9Adel, IAIA7,098132−27%

72▼36Sheldon, IAIA5,575105−71%

73▲5DeWitt, IAIA5,704104+58%

74▼7Waverly, IAIA10,56195−41%

75▼2Hiawatha, IAIA7,43294−31%

76▼20Nevada, IAIA6,97492−61%

77▲10Polk City, IAIA6,63085–

78▼26Storm Lake, IAIA11,59075−70%

79▼11Pleasant Hill, IAIA11,23962−61%

80▲5Asbury, IAIA6,03550+900%

81▼22Anamosa, IAIA5,90149−77%

82▲1Bondurant, IAIA9,64746+229%

83▼17Sioux Center, IAIA8,86443−74%

84Orange City, IAIA6,46838+245%

85▼5Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05932−26%

86Tiffin, IAIA7,15618+500%

87▼6Sergeant Bluff, IAIA5,3240−100%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES